Alastair R. Lucas, Q.C.
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B.A., LL.B., (Alta.), LL.M., (Br. Col.) Professor. Member of the Alberta Bar. The University of Calgary Telephone: (403) 220-5447 Professor Al Lucas has been a member of the Alberta Bar since 1968. Before joining the University of Calgary in 1976 as a founding faculty member, Professor Lucas was at the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia from 1968 to 1976. During his term with the UofC Law School, he has served as Executive Director of the Canadian Institute of Resources Law and as Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies). He has been a consultant and policy advisor to several government departments, and held numerous professional appointments. At present, his professional involvements include serving as a Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, a Special Legal Advisor to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, and as a member of the Governing Council of the International Bar Association’s Section on Energy, Environment, Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL). His academic interests are concentrated on regulatory issues related to energy and environmental law, oil and gas law, constitutional law, and judicial review. Special teaching and research interests focus on Canadian international and comparative environmental and energy law, and include the project published as McHarg et al, "Property and the Law in Energy and Natural Resources", Oxford University Press, 2010, and (with Roger Cotton), "Canadian Environmental Law” (2nd), LexisNexis. Professor Lucas is also an Adjunct Professor in the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Environmental Design, teaches in the University's Interdisciplinary Masters Program in Sustainable Energy Development, and serves as an Acting Member of Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board. His awards include the Law Society of Alberta / Canadian Bar Association Distinguished Service Award for Legal Scholarship. After completing a five term term as Dean of Law 2006-2011, Professor Lucas is on leave July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. His one-year administrative leave will include a two-month Scholar-in-Residence appointment with the Energy Management and Policy Group at the University of Houston. In addition to updating teaching materials to facilitate his return to a full-time faculty role in 2012-2013, Professor Lucas will be developing new research projects in the areas of federalism theory, energy and environmental regulatory decisions, infrastructure and public lands.
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